Football Manager 2019

ale bro · 20 Aug 2018 at 14:47

My typical play style in FM is to take a non-league club to European glory using randomised player names so the database refresh is not a big draw for me.

GIBURROWS · 20 Aug 2018 at 15:24

ale bro said:
My typical play style in FM is to take a non-league club to European glory using randomised player names so the database refresh is not a big draw for me.

How long in game hours do you think that takes you?

ale bro · 20 Aug 2018 at 15:40

it can take bloody ages!!

one year i won the europa league from league 1 haha, qualified as a losing FA cup finalist from league 2 lol, but competition rules don't allow that now. that was the quickest, but the real glory is in the champions league trophy which is harder to win.

i think it's probably at least 200 hours to go all the way these days, but you need back to back promotions every season. the more recent versions of the game with all the hand holding and player nappy changing slow down the charge to the top, so it's best to try and turn those off, or leave them to your assistant etc.

Mikeey · 20 Aug 2018 at 22:26

Bring back one-nil. For those of you that remember. (New era software)

GIBURROWS · 21 Aug 2018 at 10:36

Mikeey said:
Bring back one-nil. For those of you that remember. (New era software)

Available on abandonware!!

davewhite04 · 5 Sep 2018 at 15:46

SkeeterUK said:
I miss the old manager games. 1st Division manager on spectrum, Kevin Keegan's player manager on snes, premier manager on megadrive, player manager on psx1. They were fun and more simple.

The original football manager on the spectrum was/is better then any of the new football managers games released. the original championship manager 92/93 onwards(until name change to football manager) was the best football manager sim ever in my opinion.

This series is getting worse, and I will not be buying this years (as 18 was appalling, 17 was just as bad) for the first time since 1992.

GIBURROWS · 5 Sep 2018 at 15:48

davewhite04 said:
The original football manager on the spectrum was/is better then any of the new football managers games released. the original championship manager 92/93 onwards(until name change to football manager) was the best football manager sim ever in my opinion.

This series is getting worse, and I will not be buying this years (as 18 was appalling, 17 was just as bad) for the first time since 1992.

I hope many others do the same so they can take stock and see that they are failing the supporters that made them what they are.

philstanbridge · 6 Sep 2018 at 11:58

I don't think I'm going to buy it either, unless they've made some fairly dramatic improvements. I enjoyed aspects of 18, but there was so much pain in there too. I'm waiting to see a list of changes.

Sargatanas2511 · 6 Sep 2018 at 14:52

I usually preorder FM games but I am holding off this time. I want more information before I buy.

elh_2009 · 6 Sep 2018 at 15:21

davewhite04 said:
The original football manager on the spectrum was/is better then any of the new football managers games released. the original championship manager 92/93 onwards(until name change to football manager) was the best football manager sim ever in my opinion.

This series is getting worse, and I will not be buying this years (as 18 was appalling, 17 was just as bad) for the first time since 1992.

CM3, CM 00/01, CM 01/02, great times, ive had every one since CM2 and for the first time i may not get this release, hardly touched the current one as its was terrible.

vanpeebles · 6 Sep 2018 at 18:38

davewhite04 said:
The original football manager on the spectrum was/is better then any of the new football managers games released. the original championship manager 92/93 onwards(until name change to football manager) was the best football manager sim ever in my opinion.

There is a guy who still updates and mods the speccy version of footy manager. It’s amazing now

philstanbridge · 27 Sep 2018 at 19:51

There's a lot of news out today. Revamps of the user interface (again), and the skins (again) and training/tactics overhaul. Plus maybe, just maybe a glimpse of a regen, which is slightly improved by the looks of things. Lets face it, it couldn't get worse.

https://community.sigames.com/forum/25-football-manager-general-discussion/

No mention yet of anything match engine related, which is what a lot of people are waiting for.

GIBURROWS · 27 Sep 2018 at 20:44

Why change the match engine when the fools still buy it, keep churning it out till it dies.

Cromulent · 27 Sep 2018 at 22:16

I've never played a Football Manager game, but I'm seriously considering buying this one. Do you need to be a real football fanatic to enjoy it? I'm just a casual sports fan.

TonyTurbo78 · 27 Sep 2018 at 23:08

Wish it would go back to the old simpler times, CM93 up to CM01/02 was this series golden era. It had so much to adore, no getting bogged down with a million and one pointless tasks. Simple formations and tactics, no over complimicated training, no over cluttered menus. It’s beauty was it straight to the point simplicity. Seeing the like of Platt, Hateley, Lineker going to Italy was always great. Building a team with Julian Joachim, Tonton Zola Mokoko, Anastasios Skalidis, Richie Wellens was so much fun. The transfer market was actually fun back then. Plus you could smash through a season quicker than it takes you to get through pre season these days.

Totally rubbish game these days.

AdamScott85 · 28 Sep 2018 at 10:21

Same game, different year. Not buying fm again and will keep playing the older ones with my 45gb graphics pack. (Yes 45gb! took me a long time to get to that point)

Kerplunk · 28 Sep 2018 at 10:25

TonyTurbo78 said:
Wish it would go back to the old simpler times, CM93 up to CM01/02 was this series golden era. It had so much to adore, no getting bogged down with a million and one pointless tasks. Simple formations and tactics, no over complimicated training, no over cluttered menus. It’s beauty was it straight to the point simplicity. Seeing the like of Platt, Hayley, Lineker going to Italy was always great. Building a team with Julian Joachim, Tonton Zola Mokoko, Anastasios Skalidis, Richie Wellens was so much fun. The transfer market was actually fun back then. Plus you could smash through a season quicker than it takes you to get through pre season these days.

Totally rubbish game these days.

Totally agree with this, yes the game is detailed but it gets very overwhelming in my opinion and end up getting frustrated and bored at the same time!

Didn't they make CM 01/02 a free game now or am I imagining things?

I used to quite like LMA manager aswell back in the day!

Malkavian · 28 Sep 2018 at 11:34

Is this worth coming back to?

I played this since the very first Championship Manager way back in the day when the end of season took a full afternoon to load.

I gave up around FM14. Wasn't playing it enough. Lost the love man. Lost the love for it.

philstanbridge · 28 Sep 2018 at 12:33

Im going to wait until the beta is out before i make any decision. To me it depends on a couple of key points before I shell out. Having said that, I think 18 is probably one of the worst releases in a while and yet I have over 1000 hours in it. So could 19 be worth it? In terms of value for money probably yes.

Sargatanas2511 · 28 Sep 2018 at 12:34

Preordered it, I wasn't going to but I got it for £22 so I just grabbed it.